Sear Safety Function?

Dwight Gruber · 05-19-2003, 03:51 AM

Actually, as can be seen here, the top of the side plate is cut to allow the sear safety to make contact, for the full recoil length of the receiver.

I have examined a Police pistol whose side plate was not cut out and it could be made to fit, but it was a real problem to install and I suspect that it was not original to the sear safety conversion (even though the side plate was number-matched to the gun).

--Dwight

05-19-2003, 03:51 AM	#6
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Actually, as can be seen here, the top of the side plate is cut to allow the sear safety to make contact, for the full recoil length of the receiver. I have examined a Police pistol whose side plate was not cut out and it could be made to fit, but it was a real problem to install and I suspect that it was not original to the sear safety conversion (even though the side plate was number-matched to the gun). --Dwight